ART Execution Flashcards

What is the purpose of the PO Sync meeting during ART execution?

Answer: To align Product Owners across the ART on feature progress, priorities, and cross-team dependencies

The PO Sync aligns Product Owners across the ART, ensuring feature priorities are consistent and cross-team dependencies are visible and managed.

What does 'continuous integration' mean for ART execution?

Answer: Frequently integrating code changes into a shared repository with automated build and test validation

Continuous integration means developers frequently merge code to a shared branch with automated builds and tests to detect integration issues early.

How should the RTE handle a team that is consistently missing iteration goals?

Answer: Coach the team and Scrum Master to identify root causes, improve estimation, and address systemic issues

The RTE should coach the team and Scrum Master to identify root causes of missed goals, whether estimation, impediments, or capacity issues, and address them systematically.

What is a Spike in Agile, and how is it used during ART execution?

Answer: A time-boxed research or investigation story used to reduce uncertainty before committing to a solution

A Spike is a time-boxed research story that teams use to investigate technical uncertainty or explore solutions before committing to implementation.

What metric does the RTE use to track predictability of the ART?

Answer: PI Predictability Measure — the ratio of actual business value achieved vs. planned

The PI Predictability Measure compares actual business value achieved vs. planned at PI end, reflecting how reliably the ART delivers on its commitments.

What is the primary purpose of the ART backlog?

Answer: Holding the prioritized list of features and enablers to be pulled into PI Planning

The ART backlog holds the prioritized list of features and enablers that Product Management pulls into PI Planning for the upcoming Program Increment.